2. Reciting Blessings The menorah-lighting ritual involves more than just putting flame to a wick: Jewish religious tradition involves reciting one of three Hebrew blessings, described below.

Hanukkah is officially underway with an enthusiastic kickoff Wednesday night in San Francisco’s Union Square drawing in several hundred to witness the lighting of a three-ton menorah.

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The menorah's central location downtown is especially meaningful, Baumgartner says. "One of the traditions of Hanukkah is that you put a menorah in your window, publicizing," says Baumgartner.

The menorah lighting and Hanukkah concert is one way to do that. “This is about joy and keeping that space of appreciation and asking space for inclusion,” he said.

Skokie held a Hanukkah menorah lighting Dec. 26. One rabbi said Skokie was one of the first municipalities in Illinois, besides Chicago, to start holding public menorah lightings in the mid-1980s.

The National Menorah lighting tradition started in 1979 and has been sponsored by leaders of the Chabad-Lubavitch sect of Orthodox Judaism, a group which often emphasizes public celebrations of ...

TUCSON, Ariz. (KVOA) - Many in the community gathered in downtown Tucson tonight to mark the start of Hanukkah with the 41st annual lighting ceremony of Tucson's tallest menorah.

The menorah, strategically placed in a highly visible location, will be lit for the first of eight nights. Kevin Vesey • Dec 26, 2024, 3:04 AM • Updated 28 days ago Share: 1:35 1:38 1:35 2:01 ...

WINTER PARK, Fla. — Wednesday night marked the fifth time since 1910 that the Jewish holiday of Hanukkah started at sundown on Christmas Day. Hundreds of people gathered in Winter Park for the ...

The Spartanburg Menorah Lighting part of the 6th Nights of Chanukah took place at Barnet Park in Spartanburg on Dec. 30, 2024. Marlyn Liftoff, 91, one of the oldest member at the Temple B'nai ...